ARIADNE is funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme The ARIADNE project Advanced Research Infrastructure for Archaeological Data Networking in Europe Franco Niccolucci PIN Project Coordinator Franco Niccolucci PIN Project Coordinator

What is ARIADNE ARIADNE is a Research Infrastructure aiming at the integration of archaeological datasets in Europe Four years’ duration Starting 1 st February partners Coordinated by PIN-U. of Florence (IT) ARIADNE is a Research Infrastructure aiming at the integration of archaeological datasets in Europe Four years’ duration Starting 1 st February partners Coordinated by PIN-U. of Florence (IT)

The ARIADNE Partnership Coordinator Partner Associate

Why ARIADNE Huge number of archaeological data available in digital format Large number of non-communicating archaeological datasets Increasing interest of the research community for data sharing, both passive (“access”) and active (“provide”) Social pressure for opening data vaults Huge number of archaeological data available in digital format Large number of non-communicating archaeological datasets Increasing interest of the research community for data sharing, both passive (“access”) and active (“provide”) Social pressure for opening data vaults

Project Goals Enable sharing, accessing, using and re-using archaeological datasets Overcome fragmentation Foster dataset interoperability Establish accepted standards and common protocols (e.g. for the quality of digital replicas) Enable resource discovery and faceted searches Explore new methods Create useful tools for searching and browsing Connect, not assemble Enable sharing, accessing, using and re-using archaeological datasets Overcome fragmentation Foster dataset interoperability Establish accepted standards and common protocols (e.g. for the quality of digital replicas) Enable resource discovery and faceted searches Explore new methods Create useful tools for searching and browsing Connect, not assemble

Project Activities Networking: establishing collaboration among archaeologists to overcome fragmentation Collecting, recording and providing information on – What is available  The Project Registry – What is going on  Liaisons and Cooperation – What needs to be done  The Project Innovation Plan Training on innovation Joint Research on – Standardization of metadata and reference works (thesauri, gazetteers, authority lists) – Tools for data access and services – Data lifecycle: acquisition, management, long-term preservation – New methodological tools Networking: establishing collaboration among archaeologists to overcome fragmentation Collecting, recording and providing information on – What is available  The Project Registry – What is going on  Liaisons and Cooperation – What needs to be done  The Project Innovation Plan Training on innovation Joint Research on – Standardization of metadata and reference works (thesauri, gazetteers, authority lists) – Tools for data access and services – Data lifecycle: acquisition, management, long-term preservation – New methodological tools

The ACDM The ARIADNE Catalog Data Model (ACDM) aims at describing datasets, services, and resources in the archaeological domain – So far it addresses databases, collections, thesauri, with plans for covering all relevant resource types Based on DCAT (W3C recomm.) and other widespread ontologies Data collected into a registry, using a data acquisition tool To be used internally to support integration design Conceived to became a publicly available service and to be extended to other domains (e.g. conservation/restoration/management) The ARIADNE Catalog Data Model (ACDM) aims at describing datasets, services, and resources in the archaeological domain – So far it addresses databases, collections, thesauri, with plans for covering all relevant resource types Based on DCAT (W3C recomm.) and other widespread ontologies Data collected into a registry, using a data acquisition tool To be used internally to support integration design Conceived to became a publicly available service and to be extended to other domains (e.g. conservation/restoration/management)

20 countries 24 languages 1,500,000+ database records 40,000+ grey literature files 20 countries 24 languages 1,500,000+ database records 40,000+ grey literature files Overview of Partners’ Datasets 38% DBMS 20% Structured data (datasets) 9%Collections 9%Multimedia 9% Sparse files 15% GIS

Metadata Schemas There is great disorder under heaven, the situation is excellent Eight partners (SND, KNAW-DANS, DISCOVERY, MiBAC-ICCU, INRAP, ADS, CYI-STARC) have adopted formal metadata standards for their datasets. The metadata standards reported are: DDI, DataCite, MARC/UNIMARC, TriDAS, Dublin Core application profiles, INSPIRE, ISO 11915, CARARE, LIDO, CIDOC-CRM. Ten partners (ZRC SAZU, MiBAC-ICCU, ADS, AIAC, MNM-NOK, CYI-STARC, ARUP-CAS, ATHENA RC, NIAM-BAS) have developed proprietary metadata schemas for some of their datasets. However, all these can be mapped onto CIDOC-CRM. Four partners (DISCOVERY, INRAP, ARHEO, OAEW) reported some datasets for which a metadata definition is not currently available but could be derived from the database structure. There is great disorder under heaven, the situation is excellent Eight partners (SND, KNAW-DANS, DISCOVERY, MiBAC-ICCU, INRAP, ADS, CYI-STARC) have adopted formal metadata standards for their datasets. The metadata standards reported are: DDI, DataCite, MARC/UNIMARC, TriDAS, Dublin Core application profiles, INSPIRE, ISO 11915, CARARE, LIDO, CIDOC-CRM. Ten partners (ZRC SAZU, MiBAC-ICCU, ADS, AIAC, MNM-NOK, CYI-STARC, ARUP-CAS, ATHENA RC, NIAM-BAS) have developed proprietary metadata schemas for some of their datasets. However, all these can be mapped onto CIDOC-CRM. Four partners (DISCOVERY, INRAP, ARHEO, OAEW) reported some datasets for which a metadata definition is not currently available but could be derived from the database structure.

Research & Management Make datasets created for Management use – available – usable/useful for Research use Make tools and methods created for Research use – available – usable/useful for Management use Establish a common Agenda for Digital Archaeology Make datasets created for Management use – available – usable/useful for Research use Make tools and methods created for Research use – available – usable/useful for Management use Establish a common Agenda for Digital Archaeology

The (current) datasets lifecycle Archaeological Work (Field & Lab) Research Data Research Data Research Management Rescue excavations, Conservation, Restoration, Presentation Research Questions Management Data Management Data

The (interim) datasets lifecycle Archaeological Work (Field & Lab) Research Data Research Data Research Management Rescue excavations, Conservation, Restoration, Presentation Research Questions Management Data Management Data INTEROPERABILITY

The (ideal) datasets lifecycle Archaeological Work (Field & Lab) Research Data Research Data Research Management Rescue excavations, Conservation, Restoration, Presentation Research Questions Management Data Management Data Archaeological Data Archaeological Data

Examples of Collaboration Mapping the metadata schema and the thesauri of ICCD (Italian Central Institute of MIBAC for Catalogue and Documentation) to ARIADNE standards to achieve future interoperability with SIGEC Accessing “grey” literature, e.g. excavation reports (UK) Using ARIADNE visual tools for virtual restoration Mapping the metadata schema and the thesauri of ICCD (Italian Central Institute of MIBAC for Catalogue and Documentation) to ARIADNE standards to achieve future interoperability with SIGEC Accessing “grey” literature, e.g. excavation reports (UK) Using ARIADNE visual tools for virtual restoration

A Potential for Collaboration Incorporate the EAC Agenda in the ARIADNE Innovation Plan Share expertise on standards and data management Support other activities of common interest Develop pilot applications Propose new ambits for research of special interest for EAC Establish cooperation agreements with individual national institutions – often, but not necessarily, involving also a local research institution Establish overall cooperation at European level Incorporate the EAC Agenda in the ARIADNE Innovation Plan Share expertise on standards and data management Support other activities of common interest Develop pilot applications Propose new ambits for research of special interest for EAC Establish cooperation agreements with individual national institutions – often, but not necessarily, involving also a local research institution Establish overall cooperation at European level

Q&A  Will the ARIADNE data infrastructure be accessible by anybody?  YES. Registration may be required to access some reserved data  How will ARIADNE protect sensible data?  Via “identity federation” of registered users. The access policy of each dataset will be jointly established with the data owner  Is the ARIADNE infrastructure designed for anybody?  NO. It is intended for professional use: researchers, professionals, practitioners, heritage managers etc.  Can anybody add a repository to the ARIADNE network?  NO. This must be done upon arrangement with ARIADNE to protect the integrity and quality of the data infrastructure. However, interesting datasets will be usually accepted.  Will the ARIADNE data infrastructure be accessible by anybody?  YES. Registration may be required to access some reserved data  How will ARIADNE protect sensible data?  Via “identity federation” of registered users. The access policy of each dataset will be jointly established with the data owner  Is the ARIADNE infrastructure designed for anybody?  NO. It is intended for professional use: researchers, professionals, practitioners, heritage managers etc.  Can anybody add a repository to the ARIADNE network?  NO. This must be done upon arrangement with ARIADNE to protect the integrity and quality of the data infrastructure. However, interesting datasets will be usually accepted.

Q&A  Will ARIADNE consider only archaeological datasets?  Officially, YES. But on a case-by-case decision  Why should we (ministry, heritage agency, university department, company) join ARIADNE?  For many good reasons, among others:  You will have a voice in a EU supported initiative and bring in your requirements  You will increase accessibility to your datasets  You will avail of the ARIADNE technology and services for free  Can we get support from ARIADNE?  Cash, NO. Services, YES: e.g. travel & subsistence costs for participating in meetings and for attending training. In special cases ARIADNE may fund a joint scholarship  Will ARIADNE consider only archaeological datasets?  Officially, YES. But on a case-by-case decision  Why should we (ministry, heritage agency, university department, company) join ARIADNE?  For many good reasons, among others:  You will have a voice in a EU supported initiative and bring in your requirements  You will increase accessibility to your datasets  You will avail of the ARIADNE technology and services for free  Can we get support from ARIADNE?  Cash, NO. Services, YES: e.g. travel & subsistence costs for participating in meetings and for attending training. In special cases ARIADNE may fund a joint scholarship

OK!  Good, we are convinced, what should we do now?  Contact me at either of the s below for a preliminary contact to discuss your participation:  Good, we are convinced, what should we do now?  Contact me at either of the s below for a preliminary contact to discuss your participation:

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